The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2081
Highlights this month
- 5SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (3:46am)
- 6SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:31am)
- 6SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.0° apart. (7:32pm)
- 12SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:11pm)
- 21MonVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 3° apart. (9:21am)
- 23WedLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:34am | 7:12pm | 11h 38m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Sun 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 53m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Wed 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 1, 2:34pm
- New MoonWed 9, 6:20pm
- First QuarterThu 17, 3:40am
- Full MoonWed 23, 8:17pm
Apogee 5 Apr (405,600 km) · Perigee 21 Apr (364,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.5 | 7:38am | 12:57pm | 6:15pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.6 | 3:29am | 9:44am | 3:58pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.6 | 9:54am | 2:45pm | 7:36pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 3:34am | 9:56am | 4:18pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.8 | 1:48am | 8:36am | 3:24pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 12:30am | 7:33am | 2:36pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 2:04pm | 7:03pm | 12:05am | Evening |
Meteor showers
- Lyrids — peaks 23 April, radiant in Lyra (up to 18/hr). A modest shower; the radiant is low in the north-east before dawn from Victoria. A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2081
Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare
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Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 25 August 2026.